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Inspecting battery box on a friend's newly purchased boat:
Looks messy. Any reason why the PV inputs of the battery box would be filled, but all devices are connected directly to + and -? No DC bus?
-Can't find bus bar - should this be bonded? Should it be re-wired so devices are fused through a bonded bus bar, using the box closed? It looks as if in the cabin, each device is individually fused (some lights are directly connected to the batter)
-As far as I know, no inverter present, only DC - anyone seen a setup like this?
-PV inputs filled (unknown capacity). No engine present (sailboat only) so no other means for grounding. Unsure how they are grounded, or if they need to be.
-Battery monitor shows 13.3v float
-Shows full charge but only 36.7 aH capacity- is the battery dying?
Open to suggestions on next steps how to make sure this is usable and safe.
Looks messy. Any reason why the PV inputs of the battery box would be filled, but all devices are connected directly to + and -? No DC bus?
-Can't find bus bar - should this be bonded? Should it be re-wired so devices are fused through a bonded bus bar, using the box closed? It looks as if in the cabin, each device is individually fused (some lights are directly connected to the batter)
-As far as I know, no inverter present, only DC - anyone seen a setup like this?
-PV inputs filled (unknown capacity). No engine present (sailboat only) so no other means for grounding. Unsure how they are grounded, or if they need to be.
-Battery monitor shows 13.3v float
-Shows full charge but only 36.7 aH capacity- is the battery dying?
Open to suggestions on next steps how to make sure this is usable and safe.